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Tuition Payment Plan

Explore our convenient budget plan for 2025-2026

North Central College is proud to offer a convenient budget plan for 2025-2026 with a third-party vendor, TouchNet.  We can provide you with sensible strategies for covering the costs of college. This is not a loan program.


Payment Plan Details

  • Interest-free
  • Semester balance is divided evenly between the number of payment plan installments
  • Semester balance needs to be a minimum of $100 to enroll
  • No down payment needed
  • If enrolling after the due date of the first installment, the missed installment is due at the time of enrollment
  • $45 non-refundable enrollment fee is due at the time of enrollment
  • Each installment is due on the 20th of each month
  • Installment payments are automated
  • Requires a saved payment method
    • Using a credit or debit card will incur a 2.95% service fee
    • Using a checking or savings account is free

The payment plans will be available to students on a semester-by-semester basis. A student can enroll in the payment plan each semester as outlined in the chart below.

Please contact Student Accounts (studentaccounts@noctrl.edu || 630-637-5689) with any questions.

How To Enroll

Students can enroll in the payment plan by logging into their Self-Service then going to Make a Payment where they will be directed to the TouchNet payment platform. Parents and others will not be able to access the payment plan until the student adds them as an authorized user to the TouchNet platform.

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Payment Plan Summer 3-Pay Fall 5-Pay Fall 4-Pay Spring 5-Pay Spring 4-Pay
Enrollment Between 4/13/2026 - 6/01/2026 7/10/2026 - 7/31/2026 7/10/2026 - 9/15/2026 11/13/2026 - 12/31/2026 11/13/2026 - 2/16/2027
First Installment 5/20/2026 7/20/2026 8/20/2026 12/20/26 1/20/2027
Number of Installments 3 5 4 5 4